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This is why we need to make this happen! I can sub mit a few scripts myself to start really establishing the world, but I want to hear what other people have imagined this might be.
This is why we need to make this happen! I can sub mit a few scripts myself to start really establishing the world, but I want to hear what other people have imagined this might be.
It’s really not necessary to shame someone who is willing to learn.
And Titanic! Wait… No.
But our weapons now can kill millions in an instant, and millions more subsequently. Missiles and such a regularly guided by Playstation controllers thousands of miles away.
Troy may have had a few thousand to massacre. We were more violent, but at least we actually had to face the violence we committed.
Edit: I did not mean this as an argument against what you shared. I can see why it might be read as such. I only meant to add another aspect to the conversation.
Especially since Nagasaki there has been a disinclination to trigger the kind of mass destruction that will occur with such a conflict.
I agree wholeheartedly with all you have said. It is especially frustrating when someone else’s emotions prime me to feel that emotion overwhelmingly when the next slightly justifiable situation occurs.
For example, I had a friend who was going through the end of a terrible marriage and we talked about it a lot. She would leave, and then the next thing that came out of someone else’s mouth would often make me snap at them, which would confuse them. I would feel justified in my anger at the time because it felt so real, but later realize it was just carry over from my conversation with my friend.
Luckily, she is divorced now and doing great.
Hell yeah! Incredible shows. Certainly had a crush on Aeon Flux and The Head kinda freaked me out, but in a good way. The Maxx was a sweetheart, really. Definitely miss that kind of programming.
Beginning of the end for MTV?
That is really cool: I wish my school had had something like that! Thank you for the info.
That’s very interesting! Could you tell us more about this? Was this a specific college program or something? What do you mean by, “if the cues were distinct enough?”
These are all good, but thank you for including The State! So hilarious.
Yeah, I do have trouble sometimes when it comes to those accused of sexual crimes… Cosby is especially difficult because he portrayed himself as a role model to such a degree. Can’t really do Allen, either, but he was never my type of filmmaker. They both just come off as hideous hypocrites and gross in their products now. I can’t even bring myself to call their doings art anymore, really. But they made themselves the center of the work in many cases, so it is more difficult to ignore than what some rock bands have gotten up to. I know Page and Plant did some fucked up things, and thus I dislike them, but I can’t not listen to the music they created. It’s too fundamental to me.
Appreciate that perspective: it really does boil down to art vs. artist. I tend to err toward keeping the bathwater and throwing the baby out.
The artist can be speratated from the work and the work can be appreciated without understanding the author’s intent.
But is there a line where the artist overshadows the art? Is that based on our personal morals?
Edit: I know my adjectives vs. adverbs, really!
Yes, line from song but if any one actually has a take on Cassavetes, I am very interested to hear it.
Definitely alcoholic and misogynist.
Messiah or genius of independent film? Not sure myself.
I am not a super fan, and think he’s might be both. I mean, he was clearly an alcoholic, but his rejection of the mainstream was pretty cool for what that is worth. I love also absolutely sure he was a misogynist. His Columbo episode, Etude in Black, is really good and is a gateway to understanding his movies. Soooo… I think my real question might be: was he a genius?
Edit clarified my take on Cassavetes. 😊
Oh, I use “is,” “was,” and other “to be” verbs often in speech and even in writing, though I do try to find ways around it simply because I prefer to use more precise language. A “to be” verb is basically an equals sign, i.e. “The job is terrible” could be roughly expressed as “The job = terrible.” While that construction is fine and tells the reader something, it would be better to be more specific because what is usually meant is something more nuanced: “The job has me walking around too much, which hurts my legs.”
I love these stories so much! I had an English teacher who would take 10 points off for every “to be” verb you used in any assignment. Most people thought it was ridiculous, but I saw it as a challenge. I learned so much that year, I still refer to her as my Yoda. She actually convinced me to get back into the teaching game after a terrible first job that made me slip into the legal field for awhile.
Maybe it’s because I can’t get them where I live, but I remember Pringles Curry chips being amazing.
I mean, I thought so! I’ve been waiting a long time and just thought I might ask around.